Published December 19,2024
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Josep “Pep” Guardiola, considered one of many best soccer managers of all time, can not appear to discover a resolution to Manchester City’s poor kind.
Guardiola has achieved quite a few successes with Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester City however is presently going by way of probably the most disappointing interval of his 17-year profession.
The Manchester workforce have gained solely as soon as within the final 11 matches, struggling eight defeats and two attracts within the interval.
The 53-year-old Spaniard, who has suffered the longest dropping streak of his profession on the helm of City, misplaced 4 consecutive matches within the Premier League and 5 consecutive matches in all competitions for the primary time within the groups he coached.
Guardiola, who final month renewed his contract till 2027 regardless of a tough course of, has gained 18 trophies together with his workforce, together with final season’s well-known treble — the native league, native cup and Champions League trophy gained in the identical season.
– ONLY ONE WIN IN LAST 11 MATCHES
Manchester City managed to safe just one win in a tough 11-match interval that began with its defeat in opposition to Tottenham on Oct. 30.
The Sky Blues misplaced 2-1 to Tottenham within the English League Cup and 4-0 within the Premier League.
In the league, additionally they misplaced 2-1 to Bournemouth and Brighton, 2-0 to Liverpool, drew 2-2 with Crystal Palace and at last misplaced 2-1 to Manchester United within the Manchester derby.
City, which continued their horrible kind within the UEFA Champions League, misplaced 4-1 to Sporting Lisbon and 2-0 to Juventus and drew 3-3 with Feyenoord.
Their solely win on this interval was a 3-0 defeat of Nottingham Forest.
Manchester City, that are in fifth spot within the Premier League with 27 factors in 16 weeks, are in twenty second spot within the Champions League with 8 factors after six weeks.
– Guardiola’s previous and current
Pep Guardiola’s soccer genius was main his first workforce as a head coach, Barcelona, to probably the most dominant interval of their historical past together with his invented pass-based strategy to the sport.
The Spanish coach gained 14 trophies in 4 years with Barcelona, together with two Champions League trophies, and his system has impressed a brand new technology of coaches reminiscent of his compatriot and former assistant Mikel Arteta and former German supervisor of Liverpool Jurgen Klopp.
Guardiola, who maintained his success with German powerhouse Bayern Munich, which he joined after Barcelona, is the second most trophy-winning supervisor in soccer historical past with 39 trophies, after Manchester United legend Sir Alex Ferguson with 49 trophies.
In addition to the unhealthy show of his workforce after the latest consecutive unhealthy outcomes, Guardiola’s temper, which additionally appears not excellent, can be noteworthy.
After Manchester City’s Champions League match on Nov. 26, wherein they drew 3-3 with Feyenoord regardless of main 3-0, he stated that he had scratched his face, wanting to harm himself, when requested by a reporter concerning the marks on his face.
Guardiola, who not too long ago stated he may take a break from teaching by claiming that he was drained, additionally said in an interview that Manchester City’s administration may fireplace him after the disappointing outcomes he obtained.
Source: www.anews.com.tr